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Near Me widget
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<p id="GUID-89E9C00B-A7A2-4CE5-B935-2D7A431DC48C"> The Near Me widget allows you to find features within a buffer of a defined address or location, view more detailed information about those features, and get directions to the selected feature, if desired.</p><p id="GUID-7F2C1800-C45A-44BC-8177-24E8E36A254F">Additionally, the Near Me widget can be configured to find polygon features containing a defined address or location, instead of polygon features within the buffer.</p><div class="section1" id="GUID-B1C3D57B-33E2-433D-946D-6ACFDF7A9726" purpose="section1"><h2>
 Configuring the Near Me widget
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 The Near Me widget can be set to open automatically when apps start. To do so, click the dot on the widget to change it to dark green.
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<div class="wfsteps" purpose="wfsteps"><h4></h4><div class="steps" id="GUID-77E87C8C-0559-434F-A82C-58D6EF2EDBC4"><div class="step_title">Steps:</div><ol>
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 Hover over the widget and click the small edit icon <img purpose="img" placement="inline" alt="Edit" title="Edit" src="03w3/GUID-31D329BD-BC73-4BBE-AE1D-3A1261BF912A-web.png">. The configuration window for this widget opens.
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</li><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_189CBB131C294ACBBEAF882D3BD27094"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-CE2B0305-59C2-44C7-AC6D-B3662E3D2B1A">Optionally click <span class="uicontrol"> change widget icon</span> and replace it with your own image.</span><div class="info" purpose="info"><p id="GUID-CEF5B9EE-1AAF-448E-99B1-0AB941C28176">A file explorer window opens, allowing you to select a local image file to use as the widget icon.</p></div></li><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_D2FCBE77C9794CE0949A59C6AC5C627F"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-833E2AEE-32BE-496A-9DC1-FFD08ECCF1CC">In the <span class="uicontrol">Search Settings</span> section of the widget configuration, specify the following options:</span><div class="substeps" id="ESRI_SUBSTEPS_22946BA3FA6C41C6939FB423685AB7A2" purpose="substeps"><ol><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_84360B83B2574FE4A034744E592B1FB5"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-527790E9-9036-448E-8222-6FBB789351AB"><span class="uicontrol">Search font color for search results</span>—This is the color displayed in the title section of the search results.</span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_4A4589384BEA48B58DAD95703291D921"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-21A10D7A-EF71-4035-8EE3-7F3BB7B06226"><span class="uicontrol">Select search layer(s)</span>—Select a layer or layers to be configured in the widget.</span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_28E21D423BA44E1EAA5151D48A201B0C"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-09CC6A3D-DFD0-432E-9D92-8F5FDB7FDF74"><span class="uicontrol">Only draw selected search layer results</span>—Enabling this parameter will only display features of the layer selected in the listed search results.</span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_F48A32A763B04C19A925716F2EE95706"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-73ECFA32-577C-430A-8898-950489DAA250"><span class="uicontrol">Set buffer visibility</span>—Enabling this parameter will display the buffer.</span><div class="info" purpose="info"><ul purpose="ul" id="UL_F5CF2F8505BC485CA399CCF429843A52"><li purpose="li" id="LI_DC5EBE6BB7BA486994203948141DDF43"><span class="uicontrol">Set default buffer distance value</span>—Define the default value of the buffer slider.</li><li purpose="li" id="LI_89B25918AB1B4FC2951F51D0C7B87EAD"><span class="uicontrol">Set maximum buffer distance value for finding features</span>—Define the maximum value of the buffer slider.</li></ul></div></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_6EFBE0634A2B412E9941B57392E8ABB8"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-59347251-EC01-4032-8AD8-C54DDCC888FE"><span class="uicontrol">Buffer distance units</span>—Define the units to be used by the buffer slider, such as miles, kilometers, meters, or feet.</span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_BEDA2367BD40425E946F0DEDF2FBBEC2"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-F455FE45-DC27-41D2-B0BE-777D28E3E41B"><span class="uicontrol">Address or location symbol</span>—Select and adjust the symbol of the address or location symbol.</span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_5F60F75FA1B44F09B2078221964F207C"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-241684B9-3A4A-438F-A53E-FF71D48178BF"><span class="uicontrol">Zoom to selected feature</span>—Enabling this parameter will zoom to the selected feature instead of the buffer.</span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_F018B171D67845A8BC38B91BC0151B78"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-19335DC2-804B-49FC-8760-5E901B72022C"><span class="uicontrol">Return intersecting polygon(s)</span>—Enabling this parameter will return the polygon or polygons containing the searched location rather than polygons within the buffer.</span></li></ol></div></li><div class="stepinfo" purpose="stepinfo">
<div class="notes" id="GUID-75D057E4-AD2C-491F-9F25-475FA38CA5FF"><div class="note"><img class="note_img" src="rsrc/note.png" alt="Note" title="Note"><span>Note:</span></div><div class="tipbody">The widget uses many different elements from the map used in <span purpose="ph" varid="wab">Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS</span>. The list of features displays the layer names in the map, the results of each layer displays from the pop-up title of the map pop-up, and the information panel displays the map pop-up. </div></div></div><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_0DA30B6A905F47678B4CF1AFC0A979BD"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-65580D91-1CB4-43A9-998B-B5D5F614AA47">Optionally, in the <span class="uicontrol">Directions Settings</span> section of the widget configuration, you can set up the widget to use routing, which allows you the option to get driving directions to the selected feature. </span><div class="info" purpose="info"><div class="notes" id="GUID-B31A154B-9EC7-4262-89E0-C5DCA08B774E"><div class="license"><img class="note_img" src="rsrc/license.png" alt="License" title="License"><span>License:</span></div><div class="tipbody"><p id="GUID-C645BA08-EABB-42A0-A701-07CCBBC2363E">The <span purpose="ph" varid="ArcGISOnline">ArcGIS Online</span> network analysis services require an <span purpose="ph" varid="ArcGISOnline">ArcGIS Online</span> for organizations subscription. If you choose to work with this by default, specify a valid user name and password for <span purpose="ph" varid="ArcGISOnline">ArcGIS Online</span>. Each successful request to the service incurs service credits taken from your subscription. In addition, if you have ArcGIS Server network analysis services, you can also specify the URL.</p></div></div><div class="notes" id="GUID-0E147920-2564-4C69-9CB7-B0CCFEEEF9C6"><div class="tip"><img class="note_img" src="rsrc/tip.png" alt="Tip" title="Tip"><span>Tip:</span></div><div class="tipbody"><p id="GUID-C2761378-3812-4B76-90D0-50933D4669CF">If you want to share your secure service item with the public, for example, as part of a public web app, store the credentials with the item so the public is not required to log in to get to your app. Refer to <a class="xref" target="_blank" rel="http://server.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/use/arcgis-server-services.htm" href="http://server.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/use/arcgis-server-services.htm">ArcGIS Server web services</a>,</p></div></div></div></li><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_0A072DA909B64DD681E4E30D7134B885"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-FD74132D-5741-4091-AA9C-90ACAD6BB988">To configure the <span class="uicontrol">Directions Settings</span> section of the widget configuration, specify the following options:</span><div class="substeps" id="ESRI_SUBSTEPS_2732C596376A443F81A8C94880439C29" purpose="substeps"><ol><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_09299E1360FB48A68FF098A4B72CE346"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-5E1C9482-F975-46FB-B703-CC2BB45FCC65"><span class="uicontrol">Routing Service</span>—Click <span class="uicontrol">Set</span> and browse to a routing service in your <span purpose="ph" varid="ArcGISOnline">ArcGIS Online</span> organizational account or provide the URL to the routing service.</span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_258F4EEC3A2B40DF8693585329BFF8A1"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-0565EEF5-3E52-4B55-A492-84465EE867EF"><span class="uicontrol">Direction length units</span>—Select the units used to display directions (kilometers or miles). </span></li><li purpose="substep" id="ESRI_SUBSTEP_DF3193D365254477A6305A1611305831"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-00331755-6038-4E6F-91FF-C4D2B7232C05"><span class="uicontrol">Select symbol to display route</span>—Select the display symbol, color, style, transparency, and width to be used for the route.</span></li></ol></div></li>
<div class="stepinfo" purpose="stepinfo"><div class="notes" id="GUID-F24CC325-752C-44CD-A12C-17FAB770150E"><div class="tip"><img class="note_img" src="rsrc/tip.png" alt="Tip" title="Tip"><span>Tip:</span></div><div class="tipbody">Routing is enabled and disabled in the application settings of the <span purpose="ph" varid="ArcGISOnline">ArcGIS Online</span> item page of the map used by the widget. If you see the message <span class="uicontrol">To enable directions, ensure that routing is enabled in the ArcGIS Online item</span> on the <span class="uicontrol">Directions</span> tab and you want to enable directions, go to <span class="uicontrol">Application Settings</span> on the items detail page of the map you are using, recheck the routing application setting, and save the map. See <a class="xref" target="_blank" rel="http://server.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/use/set-options-for-apps.htm" href="http://server.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/use/set-options-for-apps.htm">Set map options for apps</a>.</div></div>
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<div class="section1" id="ESRI_SECTION1_36550985BF7B4C358C9A32A5DF86A58B" purpose="section1"><h2> Using the Near Me widget</h2></div>
<div class="wfsteps" purpose="wfsteps"><h4></h4><div class="steps" id="ESRI_STEPS_9F76E9C8780342AFA1C265F1723DD595"><div class="step_title">Steps:</div><ol><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_13083F44F01B47A892BF404C44554B1B"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-F0F7B570-E6D3-44B5-9345-5208EC0FDF69">Click the Near Me widget icon to open it.</span></li><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_D3A5BB1393E4476BA77F9B936591FFB7"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-BE0BB902-7DC5-4D50-9120-9F03E87720EF">Define the area you want a buffer around by adjusting the slider to the desired number.</span></li><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_42D0D008AA6047269C9CFB91B804D1AB"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-A2BAF3EB-C89D-44EC-8662-976B79EAB142">Search for an address in the search bar or click a location directly on the map to define the location to be buffered.</span><div class="stepresult" purpose="stepresult"><p id="GUID-33E74E19-2AC7-46AD-940B-DB66A1EB07FA">You will see a list of the features found within the defined buffer for each layer as well as a count of how many features belong to each layer.<div class="image" purpose="image"><table><tr><td><img class="break" src="03w3/GUID-3211F95C-93E5-4747-8FF4-99D8007FDC87-web.png" purpose="img" alt="Features found within the buffer distance" title="Features found within the buffer distance"></td></tr></table></div></p></div></li><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_3A7333D422D84B558AA00AC1AC2D9DC2"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-7709A527-BE1E-44D0-85B2-57D37E894C92">Click a layer in the list of results  and click the feature you are interested in. <div class="image" purpose="image"><table><tr><td><img class="break" src="03w3/GUID-5AFAE283-619E-4F3B-B999-F5096C5C98F6-web.png" purpose="img" alt="Information about the selected feature" title="Information about the selected feature"></td></tr></table></div></span></li><div class="stepinfo" purpose="stepinfo"><div class="notes" id="GUID-2E666D07-FD3C-4207-A424-FD9E6213B749"><div class="note"><img class="note_img" src="rsrc/note.png" alt="Note" title="Note"><span>Note:</span></div><div class="tipbody">If the widget is configured for one layer, you will see a list of all the features found for the layer. </div></div></div><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_D79F00A2EDDC4F97B77C697D451D303C"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-DA5C26B1-42A8-4C8C-85A7-172FB69000E4">You will see information about the feature on the <span class="uicontrol">Information</span> tab.</span></li><li purpose="step" id="ESRI_STEP_0F3681A5B6054E2EA70508B5C1DCB115"><span purpose="cmd" id="GUID-6F5211E6-2755-450B-A128-00D464008E27">Click the <span class="uicontrol">Directions</span> tab if the widget is configured to provide driving directions. It will provide you with driving directions to the selected feature from the defined location. </span></li></ol></div></div>

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